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Employee was moving stone on the saw when EE felt a pain in EE's right side, this is during the week of 11/18/2024. The pain got worse as time went on and EE decided to be seen on 11/22/2024. EE was diagnosed with musculoskeletal strain/sprain.
On 5/29/2024 Lifting deadman link on JL6600S manlift and felt a bee sting in EE's arm, Charlie horse feeling in right arm and bicep. On 5/30/2024 the area where EE felt discomfort turned black and blue.
Attaching a bungee cord when it broke and cut palm near thumb.
Pulling on a diamond wire while stringing a cut.
Moving barrels of used oil and one tipped over and EE attempted to right the barrel by pulling it upright and strained EE's abdomen
Laceration to (R) middle finger while unloading hydro bags. Gloves were not worn.
Employee was assisting with the move of a 2.5" X 4' steel pipe when it fell and struck him on the right shoulder.
Employee was pulling on hose and felt a strain in his back.
Employee was pulling on a diamond wire to free it after it had become frozen over night. During the process felt pain in lower abdomen. Visit to Doctor confirmed that it was a hernia.
Employee was unplugging a cord and sprained his wrist.
As employee was moving a centralizer for a drill with a chain using an overhead crane when he grabbed the chain to steady the load and the chain turned.
As the employee was walking away from a granite block he was splitting it opened up and a piece struck his left foot.
Loading drill steel he felt pain in his right shoulder.
He was trying to whip a power cord off a pin installed in quarry wall.
5 employees were setting a staging - when the staging was set down, one employees foot was underneath the edge, causing a crush type injury to the foot.
He was putting a jackhammer into a parts washer. Back strain.
Reached between two pieces of stone to retrieve steel plate and one stone shifted pinching finger.
Employee was moving a steel cable.
As employee was removing plug wedges from stone, the stone opened up and the employee struck his forearm on the edge of the stone, causing a laceration which required sutures to close.
Employee reached out to pull fall block towards him and block was still lowering, which pulled left hand into fall block sheave, causing amputation to four fingers on left hand. Fingers were to badly damaged to be reattached.
While putting a drill rod in the shank - the shank was turning and the rod caught his hand and twisted it causing ligament strain to wrist, elbow and shoulder.
A piece of granite rolled onto employee's foot and struck his instep when a ladder was moved causing fractures to four metatarsels.
While pulling a suction hose out of the water, the hose twisted and his hand caught in the check valve. He felt a "pop" in his left hand at that time. He did not go to the doctor until 10/02/2006. Inflamed tendons in the palm of the left hand.
Setting up a line to break with shims and wedges. The shim had a sharp edge and cut employee's hand as he set it in drill hole.
Employee moved an airhose
Employee was lifting a large hydraulic jack when he felt pain in his lower back.
Employee was shoveling snow to clear work area then he felt pain in his arm later.
EE WAS TRYING TO MOVE A DIAMOND WIRE SAW CONTROL BOX THAT WAS FROZEN IN THE GROUND. WHEN EE PULLED ON THE BOX, FELT PAIN IN BACK
Employee lifted socket on the end of a steel cable and felt pain in groin area.
EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK WHEN HE TRIED TO PULL A TRANSMISSION JACK OUT OF A STORAGE AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A AIR 4" HOSE AND FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LEFT SIDE. HE DID NOT GO TO THE DR UNTIL 12-1-03.
THE EE WAS PRYING A PIECE OF GROUT AND FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA.
WHILE LIFTING A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
AS ANOTHER EE PUSHED A STONE OVER A SHORT LEDGE, THE STONE CAUGHT AND ROLLED TOWARDS AN EMPLOYEE AND THE STONE STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE KNEE AREA OF HIS LEFT LEG.
EE WAS PUSHING A PIECE OF WOOD BLOCKING UNDER A GRANITE BLOCK WITH A LENGTH OF STEEL PIPE. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE LIFTED A SMALL STEEL RACK (ABOUT 30 LB.) AND TWISTED HIS BODY AS HE PUT IT ON A SHELF. HE FELT PAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK AFTERWARDS.
BENT OVER TO LIFT A WIRE CABLE.
EMPLOYEEWAS PULLING ON A 4" AIR HOSE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN MIDDLE OF HIS BACK ON THE LEFT SIDE.
AS THE EE WAS MOVING A LARGE DRILLING MACHINE WHEN A HOSE CAUGHT ON ANOTHER HOSE. AS HE PULLED ON HOSE A METAL PIPE ATTACHED TO THE SECOND HOSE CAME OUT OF A CHANNEL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD JUST BELOW HIS HARD HAT.
AS EE WAS MOVING RAILING SECTIONS ONE FELL OVER & FELL ON HIS FOOT
EE WAS PULLING ON A 3" AIR HOSE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
AS EE WAS QUARRYING STONE, HE FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA.
LETTING A JACKHAMMER DOWN OVER EDGE OF STONE.
EE PICKED UP AN 18' PIECE OF DRILL STEEL. AS HE TURNED TO WALK AWAY HE FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA.
WHILE MOVING LARGE METAL DOOR ON BOILER THE EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
WHILE CHAINING A PIECE OF STONE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER STRUCK A SHARP PIECE OF STONE.